Nicole Nelson | Start Again Stronger

Insights into impactive leadership

When Working Harder Stops Working

One high performer's experience of regaining clarity, voice and direction while personal and professional change collided.

Rodney came to me during a period when significant personal change was colliding with growing dissatisfaction and burnout at work. He was still functioning professionally, but the way he had always handled pressure, putting his head down and working harder, was no longer working.

His experience is one example of why high-performing employees sometimes need support that addresses what is happening personally and the decisions and responsibilities that continue professionally.

Nicole Nelson, Founder of Start Again Stronger

Rodney Cook

“I was able to get out of this fog... and really use discernment to make my decisions moving forward.”

Meet Nicole

Nicole Nelson is a Leadership Advisor and founder of Start Again Stronger. She brings 25 years of operations and people strategy experience together with thousands of hours of leadership coaching and advisory work.

Her private 12-week Ascend engagement supports high-performing professionals navigating major disruption while work remains part of their life.

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